per·pet·u·ate

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• per|pet|u|ate — «verb. puhr PEHCH u ayt; adjective. puhr PEHCH u iht», verb, at|ed, at|ing, adjective. –v.t. to make perpetual; keep from being forgotten: »The Washington Monument was built to perpetuate the memory of a great man. –adj. made perpetual. ╂[<… …   Useful english dictionary

• per|pet´u|a|tor — per|pet|u|ate «verb. puhr PEHCH u ayt; adjective. puhr PEHCH u iht», verb, at|ed, at|ing, adjective. –v.t. to make perpetual; keep from being forgotten: »The Washington Monument was built to perpetuate the memory of a great man. –adj. made… …   Useful english dictionary

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• perpetuate — per·pet·u·ate …   English syllables

• perpetuate — per•pet•u•ate [[t]pərˈpɛtʃ uˌeɪt[/t]] v. t. at•ed, at•ing to make perpetual; preserve from extinction or oblivion • Etymology: 1520–30; < L perpetuātus, ptp. of perpetuāre, der. of perpetuus uninterrupted. See perpetual, ate I per•pet u•a′tion …   From formal English to slang

• perpetuate — per|pet|u|ate [ pər petʃueıt ] verb transitive to make something such as a situation or process continue, especially one that is wrong, unfair, or dangerous: Current economic policy only serves to perpetuate the divide between the rich and the… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• perpetuate — per|pet|u|ate [pəˈpetʃueıt US pər ] v [T] to make a situation, attitude etc, especially a bad one, continue to exist for a long time ▪ an education system that perpetuates the divisions in our society >perpetuation [pəˌpetʃuˈeıʃən US pər ] n… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• perpetuate — per·pet·u·ate /pər pe chə ˌwāt/ vt at·ed, at·ing: to preserve or make available (testimony) for later use at a trial by means of deposition esp. when the evidence so gathered would be otherwise unavailable or lost ◇ Courts will not allow the… …   Law dictionary

• Perpetuate — Per*pet u*ate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Perpetuated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Perpetuating}.] [L. perpetuatus, p. p. of perpetuare to perpetuate. See {Perpetual}.] To make perpetual; to cause to endure, or to be continued, indefinitely; to preserve from… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English